capital punishment

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has barred the lethal injections that were scheduled to commence on Monday, citing the likelihood of "extreme pain and suffering." A legal conflict is likely.

Authorities are preparing the federal death chamber in Terre Haute, Ind., for three executions next week. They'll be the first federal executions in a long time.

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is officially joining the effort to repeal the death penalty, saying he regrets the way he handled capital punishment…

Some Republicans are pushing back against a group of fellow conservatives who want to repeal the death penalty.Former Gov. Bob Taft, former attorney…

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the conservative movement to end…

A new group called Ohio Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is releasing a list of prominent legislators, politicians and citizens who are…

Opponents of the death penalty say they are concerned about a newly proposed abortion ban in Ohio that could charge a woman who gets an abortion and a…

A Franklin County jury has put a period on the murder of two Westerville Police officers who were killed while responding to a domestic violence incident.…

Governor Mike DeWine delayed execution dates again last week for two death-row inmates as the state continues its search for a pharmaceutical company…

Sentencing proceedings began Monday in the case of the man convicted of murdering two Westerville Police officers.After finding Quentin Smith guilty…